Morning Snapshot: Gold comes under additional corrective pressure

USAGOLD/Peter Grant/08-15-17

Gold came under additional corrective pressure on diminished geopolitical risks and following better than expected retail sales data from July. However, price action remains confined to last week’s range.

North Korea walked back its threat to launch missiles on the U.S. territory of Guam. Although North Korea is prepared for such an attack, they said they would watch what “the foolish Yankees” do before making a decision.

U.S. retail sales rose 0.6% in in July, above expectations of +0.4%, versus a positive revised +0.3% in June. Retail sales excluding autos rose 0.5%, on expectations of +0.3%. The Empire State Index also bested expectations. U.S. export prices were hotter than expected, while import prices rose slightly, inline with expectations.